#FFE46C#FFE46C
#FFE46C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.778; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.142 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE46C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 58%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 57.6%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.70, -4.78, 60.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.70, 60.99, 94.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.83% -0.0167 0.141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.83% 0.142 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.6930, 77.8327, 25.4313) |
| Luminance | 0.7783 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.50
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.76
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.78
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.37
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.36
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE46C #6C87FF
analogous
#FF9A6C #FFE46C #D0FF6C
triadic
#FFE46C #6CFFE4 #E46CFF
tetradic
#FFE46C #6CFF9A #6C87FF #FF6CD0
square
#FFE46C #6CFF9A #6C87FF #FF6CD0
split-complementary
#FFE46C #6CD0FF #9A6CFF
monochromatic
#F1C400 #FFD92F #FFE46C #FFEFA9 #FFF9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FFE46C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.57
#FFE46C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE46C
16.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE46C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE46C | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.57 | 16.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8DF60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE872
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe46c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.142 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec9a',
500: '#ffe46c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe46c; $custom-light: #ffec9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe46c",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.98,
"s": 100,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91826,
"c": 0.14201,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.7783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE46C
secondary
#3453DB
accent
#2AE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#19160E
muted
#87847F